Red Sea Crisis – Shipping Industry awaiting Houthi’s response to Ceasefire Deal – 16.01.2025
Israel and Hamas have agreed on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war with the shipping industry now looking towards the Houthis of Yemen to see if they will stop targeting merchant ships and bring an end to the Red Sea shipping crisis. However, it remains uncertain whether Houthi attacks […]
Casualty – Semi Submersible Drilling Rig OCEAN VALIANT agrounds off Tunisia – 12.01.2025
On the night of 11th January, the 1988 HHI built semi submersible drilling rig (ssdr) OCEAN VALIANT ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea at Dherwa beach 20 kilometers west of Bizerte, Tunisia. She was being towed by the offshore supply vessel SPM NEEL PRATAP 180 , former MAERSK TRACER from Scotland bound to Aliaga, Turkey […]
Casualty – Floating Dock GO 53 sunk during July 2024
One of 3 floating docks operated by the Italian Navy or Marina Militare Italiana (MMI) – GO 53 sank in her place sitting on the seabed without injuries at Arsenale Militare, Augusta, Sicily during July 2024. The Marina Militare Arsenale of Augusta is located in the north-eastern area of the Augusta harbour and is divided […]
Cars Transhipment – HOEGH DETROIT and SEA CARYATIS – December 2024
The last Car Transhipment for 2024 was completed on Tuesday 31st December when the 1999 built roro ship SEA CARYATIS left Grand Harbour, Malta. First to enter was the 2006 South Korean built vehicle carrier HOEGH DETROIT with 1, 378 Car Equivalent Unit (CEU) discharging them at Valletta Gateway Terminal (VGT) Facilities And on Monday […]
Offshore – Crane Vessel SAIPEM 3000
The self-propelled dynamically positioned crane vessel SAIPEM 3000 is operated by the largest Italian offshore service provider Saipem , a former subsidiary of the energy company Eni . Built in 1984 by the Japanese shipyard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as SNIMOS KING , she’s homeported at Nassau with a Bahamas flag. (BHS Flag). SAIPEM S.p.A. (Società Anonima Italiana Perforazioni E […]
Renaming – EUROCARGO CATANIA to LISTA – January, 2025
One of the Danish built ro/ro ships trading around – EUROCARGO CATANIA was sold during January 2025 and renamed as LISTA. She was built at Odense Steel Shipyard, Denmark as STRAIT OF MAGELLAN in 2011 with yard number 233 as one from Eight Sisters with 3,663 lane metres roll on/roll off (roro) Despite the fact […]
Coastguard – USCGC Polar Star WAGB 10 leave Sydney on Antarctic Resupply Mission – 27.12.2024
The U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) only heavy icebreaker – USCGC POLAR STAR WAGB 10, left Sydney, Australia on Friday 27th December, 2024 to begin her Antarctic mission supporting Operation Deep Freeze 2025. The departure marks the vessel’s 28th voyage to Antarctica, where she will play a crucial role in resupplying U.S. research stations. Before leaving […]
Casualty – Japanese Purse Seiner OOHAMA MARU No 8 capsizes – 06.01.2025
The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed today Tuesday 7th January 2025, that five Indonesian citizens who were reportedly members of the crew on a capsized 30.15 metres purse seiner OOHAMA MARU No 8 in Japanese waters yesterday Monday 6th were safe. According to the ministry’s Citizen Protection Director, Judha Nugraha, the Indonesian Embassy in […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – LPG Gas Carrier LEKVAR from 17.12 to 26.12.2024
One of the Chinese built gas carriers trading worldwide is the LPG Gas Carrier LEKVAR that entered Grand Harbour, Malta for the first time on Tuesday 17th December, 2024 at 1521 hrs. Assisted by a tug she proceeded to Palumbo Malta Shipyard Ltd berthing at Parlatorio Wharf. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/lekvar-17-12-2024/ […]
Malta Naval Visits – December 2024
Tuesday 3rd December . The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Dock Landing Ship RFA MOUNTS BAY L 3008 left Valletta passed breakwaters at 1422 hrs assisted by 2 tugs from her berth at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves. (On another note she arrived home on Wednesday 18th December after she stopped at HMNB Gibraltar for few days) […]
